Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 23:23:16 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: Darren Reed <darrenr@cyber.com.au>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Freebsd 3.0 current fails ipfilter 3.2b8 build (fwd) Message-ID: <199710152223.XAA18393@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 15 Oct 1997 08:56:18 PDT." <3444E7A2.41C67EA6@whistle.com>
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> All the "_var.h" files contain variables who'se scope is within the
> kernel only. The only exception is LKMs which should define KERNEL.
> I don't know who did this, (I see in the logs it was garrett)
> but the idea is simply to make it more obvios when you are
> doing the WRONG thing
> and including kernel private variables (that are subject to change,
> and not part of the API) .
>
> julian
But "struct ifnet" is decl'd in if_var.h and referenced from many
other files. It's therefore necessary to #include if_var.h before
including the likes of if_ether.h or in_var.h.
> Darren Reed wrote:
> >
> > Before I commit a change that will fix this absurdity to FreeBSD (i.e.
> > include if_var.h from if.h), perhaps someone can explain why this
> > (seemingly needless) change was made.
I'd certainly welcome the ``fix'', but I suspect you'll have some
opposition.
--
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <bri@OpenBSD.org>
<http://www.Awfulhak.org>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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